Culinary Coordinator

Quality Assurance Specialist

This role is responsible for executing on-the-ground quality checks and supporting day-to-day culinary operations across Tesla manufacturing facilities. You'll walk sites, inspect service quality, and hold vendors accountable. This is a hands-on, field-based position covering 15+ locations. Cross-functional support of cleanliness quality checks is also in scope. You'll work closely with the culinary team, on-site vendors, and internal stakeholders to maintain consistent, high-quality facility services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular on-site quality checks across culinary operations at 15+ locations, inspecting food service, cleanliness, presentation, safety, and vendor performance
• Document findings, escalate issues in real time, and drive them to resolution
• Serve as the on-the-ground point of contact for culinary vendors, communicating priorities and ensuring day-to-day accountability through consistent multi-site presence
• Provide cross-functional support on janitorial quality checks and related facility standards as needed
• Partner with culinary program leadership to execute program changes, reinforce field standards, and report operational trends that inform process improvement
• Navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities across a multi-site environment while keeping service quality and vendor accountability intact

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in culinary operations, food service, hospitality, or facility service with knowledge of event management, planning, and execution
• Comfortable in a physical, field-based role that requires extensive walking, standing, and on-site inspections across multiple facilities
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to spot quality, cleanliness, and service issues and drive them to resolution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to work with vendors, operators, and internal stakeholders professionally and directly
• Direct relevant experience not required; a demonstrated ability to take initiative, adapt to shifting priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment is required
• Willing and able to work flexible shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and multi-site coverage as needed
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; able to document checks, track issues, and communicate findings clearly

Compensation & Benefits

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)